He started his journalism career in 1992 as a freelance writer for Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany’s largest daily national newspaper and soon specialised in air transport. Jens joined Aviation Week and Aviation Daily in 2000 as one of the European correspondents. Later his role was expanded to cover international air transport. In 2013 he was named Managing Editor Commercial.
Jens frequently appears on radio and TV to comment on industry matters. In 2003, he received the Hugo Junkers Award of the German aviation press for his coverage of Fairchild Dornier’s bankruptcy. He was named the country’s top travel and air transport writer by the Travel Industry Club three times. Jens graduated from the Munich School of Journalism.
Lufthansa is pushing for new tools to diagnose cabin air quality following passenger reports about cabin fumes onboard Airbus A380s and a serious incident involving an A319. But health damages have not been proven scientifically. The airline is putting in place initiatives to reduce the number of cabin fume events on its A380s. The measures include adjustments to the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, procedural changes and better surveillance of cabin air quality.
South Africa’s government, which is playing an increasingly vocal role in South African Airways’ (SAA’s) operations, would consider a new venture in Ghana. Public Enterprise Minister Malusi Gigaba is publicly advocating an expansion plan that would open affiliates in East and West Africa to reduce SAA’s reliance on long-haul revenues. Ghana is one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa.
